🏛️Official — WBO
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Recorded May 13, 2026
Foundational federation milestone — the WBO traces its rule-making lineage to 1988, when a group of Puerto Rican and Dominican businessmen broke out of the WBA's 1988 annual convention in Isla Margarita, Venezuela over disputes regarding what rules should be applied. The 1988 breakaway was the WBA's most consequential post-rebrand challenge and established the WBO as the fourth major boxing sanctioning body — youngest of the four (WBA 1921, WBC 1963, IBF 1983, WBO 1988) and the most recent to gain full inter-federation recognition (2006-2007). Every modern WBO rule on championship sanctioning, weight class structure, ranking, and Latin American boxing focus descends from this 1988 Isla Margarita founding.
Recorded May 10, 2026
Federation-procedure milestone for the WBO. In 1997, WBO president Francisco Valcarcel viewed Ricardo López's comment as a public resignation and declared López's WBO title vacant without holding a hearing or notifying him. The 1997 incident exposed significant gaps in WBO championship-vacancy due process and triggered subsequent rule-making on title-stripping protocols, hearing requirements, and notification standards. Every modern WBO rule on championship vacancies, due-process protections for champions, and title-relinquishment procedures descends from the post-1997 reform era — making the López dispute the proximate ancestor of contemporary WBO title-protection governance.
Recorded May 10, 2026
Most consequential modern federation-legitimacy milestone for the WBO. The IBF did not recognize the WBO in May 2006, but was doing so by February 2007 — completing the WBO's gradual acceptance by the established major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF). The 2007 IBF cross-recognition cemented the WBO's place as the fourth major boxing federation and is the proximate ancestor of the modern four-body sanctioning structure (WBA + WBC + IBF + WBO) that defines elite professional boxing today. Every modern inter-federation negotiation on unified championships, mandatory challengers, and lineage rankings operates within the post-2007 four-body recognition framework.
Recorded May 10, 2026
Post-Fight Medical Protocols
May 23, 2026Drugs and Prohibited Substances
May 23, 2026Low Blow Recovery
May 23, 2026Penalty System
May 23, 202610-Point Must System
May 23, 2026Section 6: Scoring
May 23, 2026Mandatory Title Defense
May 23, 2026Knockdown Rules
May 23, 2026Officials
May 23, 2026Rankings and Contenders
May 23, 2026Ring Specifications
May 23, 2026Section 3: Playing Area
May 23, 2026Ringside Medical Coverage
May 23, 2026Cut-Related Decisions
May 23, 2026Decisions
May 23, 2026Championship Bout Format
May 23, 2026Seconds (Corner Team)
May 23, 2026Corner Assignments
May 23, 2026Prohibited Equipment
May 23, 2026Attire
May 23, 2026Hand Wraps
May 23, 2026Regional Title Pathway
May 23, 2026Pre-Fight Medical Requirements
May 23, 2026Section 8: Safety Considerations
May 23, 2026Fouls
May 23, 2026Section 7: Violations & Penalties
May 23, 2026Judging Criteria
May 23, 2026Weigh-In Procedures
May 23, 2026Section 5: Rules of Play
May 23, 2026Weight Divisions
May 23, 2026Section 4: Players & Officials
May 23, 2026Gloves
May 23, 2026Section 2: Equipment
May 23, 2026Referee Stoppage (TKO)
May 23, 2026